| Course: LINGFIELD | Race date:05/04/08 | Race time:2:10 | Runners:13 |
| Race distance:7f | Going:Standard | Winners time:1m 23.07s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Of Dixie | Paul Doe | W J Knight | 4 | 9-4 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 9/4F | 1.9 | 1.68 | 1.53 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Yarqus | Ryan Moore | C E Brittain | 9 | 9-3 | 5 | 0 | 89 | 11/2 | 2.97 | 2.57 | 2.2 | 1.01 | 2 | nk |
| Farley Star | Steve Drowne | R Charlton | 2 | 8-8 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 4/1 | 4.94 | 2.13 | 1.75 | 1.4 | 3 | nk |
| Councellor | T P Queally | Stef Liddiard | 8 | 8-13 | 6 | 0 | 85 | 20/1 | 11.31 | 7.68 | 3.81 | 3.6 | 4 | hd |
| Secret Night | Alan Munro | J A R Toller | 3 | 8-10 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 14/1 | 6.6 | 5.11 | 2.22 | 3.2 | 5 | ¾ |
| Lunces Lad | Matthew Davies | M R Channon | 14 | 8-2 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 25/1 | 16 | 9.72 | 7.94 | 2.2 | 6 | hd |
| Carcinetto | T G McLaughlin | P D Evans | 11 | 8-11 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 28/1 | 17 | 11.96 | 3.91 | 1.75 | 7 | 1 |
| Forest Dane | Kirsty Milczarek | Mrs N Smith | 13 | 8-7 | 8 | 0 | 82 | 20/1 | 10.5 | 7.86 | 5.22 | 3.4 | 8 | 1 |
| Lucayos | Kylie Manser | Mrs H Sweeting | 7 | 8-5 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 33/1 | 18.5 | 15.51 | 11 | 0 | 9 | nk |
| Purus | Chris Catlin | R A Teal | 1 | 8-13 | 6 | 0 | 85 | 10/1 | 5.22 | 3.83 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 10 | 1¼ |
| Desert Dreamer | Richard Kingscote | Tom Dascombe | 10 | 9-3 | 7 | 0 | 89 | 10/1 | 5 | 4.14 | 2.44 | 3 | 11 | hd |
| Buxton | Robert Havlin | R Ingram | 5 | 9-4 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 14/1 | 7 | 5.59 | 4.19 | 3 | 12 | hd |
| Danetime Lord | Richard Hughes | J R Gask | 6 | 8-10 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 12/1 | 5.03 | 4.41 | 2.97 | 2.84 | 13 | 1¼ |
King Of Dixie soon led, pressed and ridden 2f out, edged right under pressure, stayed on well
Yarqus held up in rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on well, not reach winner
Farley Star in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, challenged under pressure over 1f out, one pace
Councellor in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, chased leaders 1f out, kept on same pace
Secret Night behind, headway over 1f out, ran on but never able to challenge
Lunces Lad went right start, prominent, ridden to challenge 2f out, weakened final furlong
Carcinetto in touch, ridden and effort over 2f out, kept on same pace
Forest Dane always towards rear, never dangerous
Lucayos with leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
Purus chased leaders until lost place over 2f out, no danger after
Desert Dreamer held up in rear, never near leaders
Buxton in touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, no impression
Danetime Lord always behind
He was a little untidy at the start but was soon bowling along in the lead and, although pressed on both sides entering the straight, always looked in command and held on readily.
He looks a nice colt who can only improve further and next stop is likely to be the Victoria Cup at Ascot. He should not be unduly punished for this success and his trainer intimated that he does not necessarily have to make the pace and could prove even better when dropped in.
Yarqus was blinkered for the first time for this return to 7f and turned in a sound effort over what is probably a distance just short of his best. He was held up and was pushed along over a furlong out to make progress, but kept on well at the finish.
He has proved difficult to win with, but certainly looks capable of scoring off his present mark.
Farley Star was wellsupported and was soon chasing the leader and came through to stake her claim a furlong out, but could only keep on at the same pace. She is lightly raced and should have little trouble winning off her current mark in a slightly less competitive race.
Secret Night had returned to form with a victory in a fillies’ handicap over course and distance last time and put in a good effort, as she stayed on well in the closing stages after being brought towards the stands’ side to obtain her run.
She is clearly back in form and a similar raceagainst her own sex could be within her grasp shortly.
Lunces Lad was soon breathing down the neck of the winner from his outside draw and ran a creditable race on his first outing since September. He should come on for this and a little handicap can come his way in due course.
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